SteelOrbis has been informed that demand for hot rolled coil (
HRC) in the North African market has increased further during the past two weeks but is still weak. Ex-CIS
HRC offers to North African countries have moved down by $20/mt on the lower end and decreased by $5/mt on the upper end over the past two weeks amid negotiations started before the end-of-Ramadan holiday to the range of $345-365/mt FOB.